When Dray asked why the men were being arrested, he said the officers replied, “for lack of common sense.”

No charges were filed against the boaters.

Honestly I would have probably done the same thing.  Seriously how often do you get to go down the main street of any town in a raft!?  Lacks common sense, unless the current was unbelievably swift, what’s the problem.  Yeah there are snags and what have you, but as long as they stay in the raft they should be relatively fine.

These cops are puritans and nothing more.  They think their badge allows them to regulate the activities of others.  Evidence is provided in the reason they were being arrested.  I hope that some lawyer goes after those officers for that.

State Sponsored Criminal Count: 48

Because it’s the job of the nanny state to arrest anyone doing something they think is outside the realm of common sense.